Child&#39;s vehicle



Patented Aug. 1l, 1925.

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Parar' WILLIAM o. sroEnnY, or NEW YORK, n. Y.

oHILDs VEHICLE.

Application filed Mai-ch 10, 1924.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, vWILLIAM O. Brommy, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of t-he city of New York, borough of Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Childs Vehicle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, and has particular reference to a vehicle toy for children.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved vehicle toy of simple and durable construction capable of being propelled by successive operations of a propelling member suspended from the foot pedal or other operating element carried by the body of the vehicle and engagable with the supporting surface upon each operation of said pedal. t

Another object of the invention is to provide means in a toy vehicle for effecting the continuous forward propulsion of the vehicle.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof; and

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3MB of Figure l.

The toy is shown as comprising a body including the platform 4 at the rear end thereof to which is attached a central vertically arranged partition 5, to the forward end of which is connected in any preferred manner for movement about a vertical pivot the steering post 6 carrying the wheel 7. The rear end of the platform 4 supports an aXle 8 on which the rear wheels 9 are mounted.

At each end of the platform 4 the same is provided with a forwardly extending hanger 10 carrying a pivot rod 11. A treadle 12 is arranged on each side of the partition 5 and has a hanger 13 at its rear end cooperating with the adjacent hanger 10 and through which the rod 11 also passes, said rod being braced intermediate its ends by engagement in an opening formed in the rear of the par- Seral No. 698,207.

tition 5. By means of this construction vert-ical movements of each of the treadles 12 is permitted' about the pivot rod 11 for a purpose which will presently appear. The treadles 12 are normally supported in a horizontal position in alignment with the platform 4 by means of a rocker arm 14 in the nature of a walking beam pivoted in the partition 5, as indicated at 15, and having its free ends 16 rounded and engaged in guide members 17 secured to the bottom surfaces -of the treadles 12 and extending transversely thereof. 'Ihus when the operator places one foot upon each of the treadles 12 and then alternately works the feet up and down the treadles will move likewise oc casioning a slight longitudinal movement of the end 1G of the rocker arm in the guides 17.

The above-described movement of the treadles 12 is utilized for the purpose of propelling the vehicle and to this end each of the treadles has suspended from the under surface thereof and adjacent its forward end a propelling member 18 pivotally supported in a bracket 19 secured to said under surface. Each of the propelling members 18 is provided with a corrugated tread surface 2O and the upper end of the member is engaged with the under surface of its respective treadle which carries the same in such manner that when the propelling member is in its normal position the center of gravity thereof will be located rearwardly of the pivot point of the member. By thus suspending the member the same is always caused to assume the position shown in Figure l when the treadle which carries it is in a. raised position and the propelling member is out of contact with the ground or other supporting surface. However, when the treadle is depressed and the corrugated tread surface of the member 18 is caused to engage the ground the propelling member is swung about its pivot as will be obvious and the inclination of the tread surface 2O with respect to the ground or other supporting surface is such as to produce a forward movement of the vehicle until the treadle has been depressed to its lowest extent. It will thus be seen that by alternately operating the treadles the vehicle will have imparted thereto a continuous forward movement and thus be propelled in the desired manner. It is also to be noted that the partition 5 separates the two treadles 12 in such manner that While the treadles are being alternately depressed any possibility of either foot ot' the operator being caught beneath one ot the treadles Will be eliminated thus avoiding any danger ot injury to the operator from this source.

Vhatis claimed is l. In a vehicle toy, a Wheeled body, a partition carried by said body, a treadle arranged on each side ot said partition and pivotally connected to said body for vertical movements, a propelling member suspended from each treadle and actuated by engagement with a supporting surface when the treadle is operated in one direction to propel the vehicle, and `means carried by said partition and engageable with said treadles to cause the same to move about their pivots in opposite directions with respect to each other.

2. In a vehicle toy, a Wheeled body, a partition carried by said body, a treadle arranged on each side of said partition and pivotally connected to said body tor vertical movements7 a propelling` member suspended from each treadle and actuated by engagement with a supporting surface when the treadle is operated in one direction to propel the vehicle, and a rocker arm pivoted intermediate its ends to said partition and having each end engageable with one of said treadles so that a movement of one of the treadles about its pivot in one direction will simultaneously effect the movement of the other treadle about its pivot in an opposite direction.

3. In a toy vehicle, a body, a plurality of treadle members pivotally connected to said body, a transversely extending rocking member for supporting said treadles, Whereby movement upon one of the treadles causes the other treadle to move in the opposite direction, and a road-engaging propelling member carried by each ot said treadles.

4;. In a toy vehicle, a vehicle body, a plurality ot treadles pivotally attached thereto, means for supporting said treadles and carried by the vehicle body, and a propelling member depending from each of said treadles forward of its point of pivotal attachment.

5. In a toy vehicle, a vehicle body, a plurality of treadle members pivotally carried thereby, a propelling member pivotally connected to and depending from the under face of each ot said treadles, and a transversely extending lever pivotally mounted in the vehicle body and supporting one ot' said treadles upon each ot its ends.

6. In a toy vehicle, a vehicle body, a plurality of treadle members pivotally carried thereby, a propelling member pivotally connected to and depending from the under face of each ot said treadles, and a transversely extending lever pivota'lly mounted in the vehicle body and supporting one of said treadles upon each ot' its ends, the ends of said transversely extending lever having sliding engagement Vwith their respective treadle.

7. In a toy vehicle, a vehicle body, a plurality of rocking elements carried tl1ereby, and a propelling member pivotally carried by each of said rocking elements, each ot said propellingmembers being so mounted as to position its center of gravity to the rear ot its pivotal point.

8. A childs vehicle comprising a Wheeled body, movable treadles carried by said Wheeled body, a rocker which coacts with said treadles, and a. propelling member operatively carried by each of said treadles, the arrangement fand operation of `the treadles, rocker and propelling members being such that upon manipulation ot the treadles the propelling members Will alternately be moved into and out of engagement With a road surface to continuously propel the vehicle forward.

9. A childs vehicle comprising a Wheeled body, movable treadles each pivotally attached to said Wheeled body, a rocker which coa'cts with said treadles and a propelling member operatively carried by each ot said treadles, the arrangement and operation of the treadles, rocker and propelling members being such that upon manipulation ot the treadles the propelling 'members will alternately be moved into and out of engagement With a road surface to continuously propel the vehicle forward.

IVILLIAM O. SPO'ERRY.

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